Magellan (ship)

Magellan

The Magellan in Flåm

Ship data flag  Bahamas (1985–2009) Portugal (2009–2015) Bahamas (since 2015)     other ship names Holiday (1985–2007) Carnival Holiday (2007–2009) Grand Holiday (2009–2015) Ship type Cruise ship class Holiday class Callsign CQNH home port Nassau Owner Grand Cruise Shipping Unipessoal Shipping company Cruise & Maritime Voyages Shipyard Aalborg Værft, Aalborg Build number 246 Keel laying March 25, 1983 Launch December 10, 1983 takeover 3rd June 1985 Commissioning July 13, 1985 Whereabouts in motion

Ship dimensions and crew length 221.57 m ( Lüa ) 183.00 m ( Lpp ) width 28.01 m Side height 9.50 m Draft Max. 7.50 m measurement 46,052 GT   crew 680

Machine system machine 2 × Sulzer diesel engine (type: 7RLB66) Machine performance 23,520 kW (31,978 hp) Top speed 21 kn (39 km / h) propeller 2 × controllable pitch propellers

Transport capacities Load capacity 7,186 dw Permitted number of passengers 1,452

Others Classifications Registro Italiano Navale Registration numbers IMO no. 8217881

The Magellan is a cruise ship that entered service in 1985 as a holiday for Carnival Cruise Lines .

history

Holiday (1985-2007)

The Holiday was built under hull number 246 on Aalborg Værft and laid down on March 25, 1983 . Completion took place in January 1985. On June 3, the ship was delivered to Carnival Cruise Lines.

The Holiday was used for cruises in the Caribbean for the next 24 years .

Carnival Holiday (2007-2009)

In 2007 the ship was renamed Carnival Holiday and was used in the Caribbean until 2009.

Grand Holiday (2009-2015)

From 2009 the ship drove as a Grand Holiday for Ibero Cruceros. Madeira became home port .

During the 2014 Olympic Games , the ship served as a hotel ship in Sochi .

The Ibero Cruceros brand was discontinued by Costa Crociere in 2014 .

Magellan (since 2015)

In November 2014 it was announced that the ship would be sold to Cruise & Maritime Voyages . The ship was renamed Magellan in January 2015 and sailed under the flag of the Bahamas . On January 20, 2015, Cruise & Maritime Voyages took over the ship. For this, the ship was converted in Greece. On March 15, 2015, the ship left Tilbury for its first cruise.

In July 2018, the ship ran aground in the Seine .

Web links

Commons : Magellan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ship details at Fakta om Fartyg

Footnotes

1. ^ M / S Holiday. Retrieved May 10, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Cruise ships as hotel ships in Sochi at the 2014 Olympics. August 13, 2017, accessed on September 20, 2017 . 
3. ↑ CMV buys the cruise ship Grand Holiday. November 14, 2014, accessed September 20, 2017 . 
4. ^ CMV takes delivery of Magellan. January 20, 2015, accessed January 27, 2015 . 
5. ↑ CRUISE & MARITIME VOYAGES LIMITED (SOUTH QUAY TRAVEL & LEISURE LIMITED): CRUISE SHIP MAGELLAN. March 15, 2015, accessed March 27, 2015 . 
6. ↑ https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/le-paquebot-magellan-sechoue-brievement-en-seine